PA13E:
Bridging the Gaps Between Science and Science Policy Posters


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Session ID#: 52471

Session Description:
Science has become an integral part of our daily lives.  While the public enjoys the innovations sprung from science, few recognize its importance and value.  Additionally, there are gaps between science and science policy that need to be narrowed. How do we scientists convey the importance and the value of science research to our policy makers and the public so that they can make educated and informed decisions on science policy based on scientific results?  This session provides a platform for scientists to (1) share experiences and effective strategies in communicating science to lay audiences, (2) identify key issues to convey to policy makers, (3) discuss necessary skills to address challenging questions, and (4) clarify misconceptions about scientific research. We invite scientists of all disciplines to share their experiences (both successes and missteps) so we can learn from each other and begin this important dialogue.
Primary Convener:  Tai-Yin Huang, Pennsylvania State University Penn State Lehigh Valley, Center Valley, PA, United States
Conveners:  Susan C Bates, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, Rafael Loureiro, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science / Winston-Salem State University, Seattle, WA, United States and Kimberly Duong, University of California Irvine, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Tai-Yin Huang, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, United States
Chairs:  Susan C Bates, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States and Rafael Loureiro, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science / Winston-Salem State University, Seattle, WA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Kimberly Duong, University of California Irvine, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States
Index Terms:

6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES]
6324 Legislation and regulations [POLICY SCIENCES]
6615 Legislation and regulations [PUBLIC ISSUES]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

The 2019-2025 National Weather Service Strategic Plan: Building a Weather-Ready Nation by connecting accurate and timely observations, forecasts, and warnings to life- and property-saving decisions (426455)
John E Ten Hoeve III, NOAA Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States and NWS Office of Organizational Excellence
The Development Chronology of South Korean Compressed Growth as a Reference (401587)
Sea Jin Kim, Korea University, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), Cholho Song, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea and Woo-Kyun Lee, Korea University, Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Seoul, South Korea
The hazard/risk separation principle in volcanology (382879)
Warner Marzocchi, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy and Paolo Papale, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Pisa, Italy
The Chesapeake Bay TMDL 2017 Midpoint Assessment (435811)
Cuiyin Wu, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Edgewater, MD, United States, Lewis Linker, US EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 410 Severn Avenue, Annapolis, MD, United States, Gary Shenk, USGS, Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD, United States, Richard Tian, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD, United States and Gopal Bhatt, Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States
Critical Minerals: Opportunities for Geoscience and Policy Partnerships (457671)
Sarah J Ryker, USGS Energy and Minerals, Reston, VA, United States

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